Mar 1, 2019

MOTAC RE-APPOINTS DATUK LEE JIN BOK AS TOURISM & CULTURE AMBASSADOR

KUALA LUMPUR, 28 February 2019 – The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia, has renewed the appointment of Datuk Lee Jin Bok, 81, a prominent South Korean businessman and public figure, as one of the Tourism & Culture Ambassadors, at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, today.

YB Datuk Mohamaddin Ketapi, Minister of Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, made the announcement during a ceremony held in conjunction with Chinese / Korean New Year.

Datuk Lee Jin Bok - born in Incheon, Korea - was appointed as Tourism Ambassador since 2009, and has contributed a lot to both countries in many aspects. He is the Honorary Ambassador for the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, and Advisor for Malaysia Tourism Advisory Council in South Korea. He holds many high positions in the Korean-Malaysian companies and community-based organisations, including the Chairman for InfoTech Lee Sdn. Bhd, and Deputy Chairman of the World Federation of Korean Chamber of Commerce, in addition to other roles and positions.

For the record, Malaysia received a total of 616,783 South Korean tourists in 2018, an increase of 27.3% compared to 2017. Currently, Malaysia is directly connected with four major cities in South Korea – Incheon, Busan, Jeju and Mu’an. There are also four Korean low cost carriers flying in to Malaysia, namely Jin Air, Eastar, Air Seoul and Jeju Air.

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MALAYSIA TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD OR TOURISM MALAYSIA is an agency under the Ministry of Tourism & Culture, Malaysia. It focuses on the specific task of promoting Malaysia as a preferred tourism destination. Since its inception, it has emerged as a major player in the international tourism scene. In 2018, Malaysia registered 25.8 million tourist arrivals and RM84.1 billion tourist receipts, placing it among the major tourism destinations of the world.

Statistics contact:

Mr. Mohammad Nor Ismail
Deputy Director, Strategic Planning Division
mohdnor@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8166

Ms. Nuwal Fadhilah Ku Azmi
Senior Assistant Director, Strategic Planning Division
nuwal@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8159

Press contact:

Muadz Samat
Assistant Director, Corporate Communication Division
muadz@tourism.gov.my
Tel: +603 8891 8755

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